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Chapter 288: Evolution Is Common Sense

Two days later.

Today is Monday, and it’s also the day for the planned action. It’s theoretically unlikely for the factory to shut down on a Monday, which increases the chances of capturing stray scents.

Honglian pushed open the door to the captain’s office and found that Xiao Canong was not there again.

He has been showing up less frequently lately.

This was actually a good thing. Honglian placed the written leave request on his desk, ensuring he would see it as soon as he returned. For Execution Team members who are frequently on duty, the organization isn’t too strict with them. If they want to take a leave, it usually just requires a heads-up, at least during Wan Chongshan’s tenure as captain.

"So, are you taking a day off too?" someone suddenly asked from behind.

Honglian was slightly startled and turned around, discovering it was Wang Qianduan who entered.

"Yes."

Seeing it wasn’t Xiao Canong, she relaxed a little.

As for Wang Qianduan coming to the captain’s office, it was quite a normal occurrence. Though nominally members of the Execution Team, he and Zhang Yingzi weren’t specifically part of any subgroup, effectively acting as the captain’s trusted aides or secretaries.

"What a coincidence, Wang Baihu also took a day off just now, saying he needed to attend a company event at his own firm." Wang Qianduan said with a straight face, "With both of you gone, can your team still function?"

"Little Pigeon can play a coordinating role, Jiang Siqi, and the other team members can also be useful." Honglian replied seriously, "Each of them has a strong sense of independence."

He nodded expressionlessly, "What’s your reason for taking leave?"

"Just tired, I want to rest for a day." She said naturally, "After all, I haven’t taken a break around the New Year period, I think the captain won’t refuse, right?"

"I see, then have a good rest." Wang Qianduan didn’t say more.

Upon walking out of the office building and crossing the street, Wang Baihu was already waiting for her in the car.

After Honglian got in, he stepped on the gas pedal and drove straight towards Beitian Academy.

"Pretty lucky, huh." Wang Baihu said cheerfully.

"You mean Xiao Canong?"

"Who else? Although I’ve almost never seen the captain lose his temper, for some reason... just looking at him gives me the creeps." Wang Baihu said bluntly in the car with only the two of them, "I feel like his squinty eyes are always about to devour someone, and the only reason he hasn’t is that he hasn’t found the right moment yet."

"You’ve made him sound like some terrifying monster..." Honglian chuckled, shaking her head, "I don’t like him either, but he’s far from being a man-eating demon."

"Maybe... I kind of miss Captain Wan." Wang Baihu said wistfully, "I wonder where he went after being dismissed."

After leaving the Dimensional Limit Mechanism, ability users enter a surveillance list. However, Wan Chongshan wasn’t a traitor and can lead a normal life and work like any other person, so Honglian wasn’t worried about the former captain’s situation.

"Is everything ready on your side?" She was more concerned about the actual business to be conducted next.

"Yes, Gua Gua’s collar and muzzle are on, just waiting for Beitian Academy to pick him up."

They certainly couldn’t wander around with a dinosaur in broad daylight, otherwise, they’d end up on the news that day.

A normal bus couldn’t fit Gua Gua either.

Luckily, Beitian Academy had a large ambulance capable of transporting a dinosaur.

By the time the two of them arrived at the forest manor nestled at the foot of the mountain, Gua Gua was almost delivered there simultaneously. As soon as they got out, the dinosaur recognized old friends, its initially tense expression with bared teeth quickly turned into an excited roar.

While the Wang Family mansion wasn’t small by any means, it was still on a different level compared to Beitian Academy. Gua Gua hadn’t encountered the outside world for quite some time and happily frolicked in the yard after nudging Wang Baihu.

"Is this really... a prehistoric creature from millions of years ago?" Tian Zhenggang muttered as he stared at the dinosaur, "Did it escape from a botanical garden?"

"Probably." Honglian wasn’t sure which era it actually belonged to.

"Unbelievable." You Chi couldn’t help but marvel, "I can actually read emotional changes on its face."

"This is Gua Gua, not an ordinary dinosaur." Wang Baihu said proudly, "It learned to poop at a fixed spot on its first day at my house and conquered the entire garden by the second day."

"What do you mean?" You Chi asked curiously.

"I also have three dogs, two cats, and a horse at home, and they all became its little minions. Whatever Gua Gua orders them to do, they do it, like it’s a king or something."

"Is that possible?" You Chi felt his biological knowledge had been turned upside down, could a dinosaur really command other animals across species?

"Most people would be more shocked that you can keep a horse at home." Honglian rolled her eyes silently.

Even after working as colleagues and partners for so long, she still found it hard to get used to the other’s prominent family background.

After all, most mechanical officers belonged to the bitter and vengeful type, let alone having a wealthy family; few even had living parents.

"It’s not surprising because he is an ability user." Someone said.

Honglian followed the sound and found that it was Lin Qing.

"You’re here." She waved, "Miss Lin, can you see Gua Gua’s abilities too?"

"More or less, are you curious?" Lin Qing asked deliberately.

This person... has quite a wicked nature, Honglian thought. But on the surface, she remained calm, "If you don’t mind telling me, that is."

"There are four abilities..." Lin Qing glanced at the distant Gua Gua that was running around—obviously, the person identifying wasn’t her but Chen Xuan, who was connected to her artificial eye signal, "namely, Blood Activation, Power of Domination, Extraordinary Intelligence, and Evolution."

"Are you serious?" Wang Baihu was half-doubtful, Gua Gua was a Wanderer that even the organization couldn’t figure out.

"I have no reason to lie to you." Lin Qing said disdainfully, "I’m using Shixin’s power, which is nothing like the incomplete testing of the Dimensional Limit Mechanism."

"So what exactly do these abilities do?" Honglian was also a bit curious.

"Blood Activation quickly heals wounds, reducing deadly injuries to moderate ones, which is evidently essential for survival in the wild." Lin Qing explained confidently.

"Power of Domination... is a kind of kingly presence, capable of intimidating and commanding weaker creatures. Uh... it feels somewhat like mind control, but passively."

"As for Extraordinary Intelligence, it means it’s very smart."

"Evolution... uh, have you ever watched Pokémon? It’s kind of like that."

Wang Baihu and Honglian exchanged glances, feeling a bit uncertain. Is this really not some abilities made up on the spot based on Gua Gua’s surface behavior?

"It seems they haven’t fully accepted the World Ability Center’s setup yet." Lin Qing said internally to Chen Xuan, "But seriously, are you sure there wasn’t a mistake about the Evolution ability?"

"The scanner gun did indeed display that." Chen Xuan was also a bit helpless, "I’ve mentioned before, the Ability Store isn’t as precise and strict as it claims."

Because the original description of the ability was: "Evolution" LV1, Purple.

—"Creatures with ’dragon’ in their name can evolve, isn’t this common knowledge?"

Common knowledge, my foot!

If they went by the store’s description and told Honglian and the others, the image of the World Ability Center would completely collapse.

Besides, he hadn’t told them all the details.

For example, Blood Activation... this green-level ability was actually one of the longevity components. Adding the previously seen Unaffected by Poison, this was already the second component in the series.

Also, Power of Domination reached the golden level, indicating it had considerable potential. If someone other than Gua Gua, a powerful ability user, possessed it, it would almost be equivalent to a group-wide Law Decree True Words.

Doing business with a dinosaur?

Chen Xuan was quite tempted to try it out, wondering if it could understand the trading process.

"Let’s not delay, we should quickly bring Gua Gua into the Consciousness Space." Lin Qing suggested.

Beitian Academy was indeed very professional.

Not only was it easy for them to anesthetize people, but they could also anesthetize a dinosaur with ease.

With Wang Baihu standing by its side, Gua Gua was very cooperative throughout. A dose of animal anesthetic was injected into its body, and it wasn’t long before its eyelids started to droop, and it lay down on the ground.